Nurse-shark
noun
1.
any of several sharks of the family Orectolobidae, especially Ginglymostoma cirratum, occurring in shallow waters from Rhode Island to Brazil and the Gulf of California to Ecuador.
noun
1.
any of various sharks of the family Orectolobidae, such as Ginglymostoma cirratum of the Atlantic Ocean, having an external groove on each side of the head between the mouth and nostril
Read Also:
- Nursing
[nurs] /nɜrs/ noun 1. a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. Compare , , , , . 2. a woman who has the general care of a child or children; dry nurse. 3. a woman employed to suckle an infant; wet nurse. 4. any fostering agency or influence. […]
- Nursing-bottle
noun 1. a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc. noun 1. another term (esp US) for feeding bottle
- Nursing father
noun 1. a biblical name for foster father
- Nursing-home
noun 1. a private residential institution equipped to care for persons unable to look after themselves, as the aged or chronically ill. 2. Chiefly British. a small private hospital; a small hospital owned by one person or a group of individuals and supported solely by the fees of patients. noun 1. a private hospital or […]
- Nursing mother
noun 1. a mother who is breast-feeding her baby 2. a biblical name for foster mother